Potentials of hydrogen economy in energy transition towards 2050 net zero emission agenda: Opportunities for Nigeria by Abubakar S. Sambo, Abdullahi Adamu

“…In fact, all fossil fuels combined accounted for over 84 per cent of total global energy use in 2019. Reducing the carbon footprint of energy is a driving force in energy transitions. …”
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Phytotoxicity of exotic species on the physiological potential of crambe seeds (Crambe abyssinica Hochs) by Silvana Fraga Silva, Halina Stéffany Lopes Costa, Jesimiel Silva Viana, Sebastião Medeiros Filho

“…Juss (Nim) and Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne (viuvinha) at 20% (200 g of dried leaves per liter of distilled water) placed in B.O.D at 25 ° C for 24 h. …”
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Acceptability of the social uses of the COVID-19 screening test among women in southern Benin by Mingnimon A. Affo

“…Overall, 2500 households per area in which about 2500 women aged 15–64 years were interviewed. …”
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Efficiency of Ranking Implementation in University Management System: Practical Experience by V. V. Lazarenko, V. A. Lipatov, T. A. Oleynikova, D. A. Severinov, N. B. Filinov

“…Meanwhile, next rates (per 100 university teaching staff workers) also increased: citation number in Web of Science and Scopus (in 31,6 times), citation number in Russian Science Citation Index (in 22,5 times), number of publications in Web of Science and Scopus (in 2,5 times) and number of research and development projects (in 2 times). …”
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Public health policies for children and youth with special health care needs in OECD member countries and Brazil: A scoping review protocol. by Ângela Cristina Rocha Gimenes, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury

“…<h4>Method</h4>A scoping review protocol was developed as per the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses-Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist, for application to the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, PubMed, and Embase databases;to theLatin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS)multilingual thesaurus; and to gray literature.The review will map the principal documents (irrespective of time frame or language) addressing public health policies for CYSHCN up to 19 years old. …”
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Marginal Strength of Collarless Metal Ceramic Crown by Sikka Swati, R. Chowdhary, P. S. Patil

“…A progressive compressive load was applied using 6.3 mm diameter rod with crosshead speed of 2.5 mm per minute. Statisticaly analysis was performed with ANOVA, Student's “t” test and “f” test. …”
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Antihyperglycemic Potential of Dried Powder Combination of Hygrophila auriculata and Cordia macleodii: In Vivo Study in Sprague Dawley Rats by Farooq M. Almutairi

“…Acute toxicity was assessed by administering flower powder to rats in doses from 5 mg/kg to 5,000 mg/kg, determining LD50 values per OECD guidelines. Anti-hyperglycemic effects were tested in alloxan-induced diabetic rats, with blood glucose levels measured at intervals after oral administration of the flower powders. …”
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Starting then stopping: a nationwide register-based study on the magnitude, predictors, and urban-rural patterns of under-vaccination variation across health centers in The Gambia by Alieu Sowe, Fredinah Namatovu, Bai Cham, Per E. Gustafsson

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Self-Testing of Vision in Age-Related Macula Degeneration: A Longitudinal Pilot Study Using a Smartphone-Based Rarebit Test by Christina Winther, Lars Frisén

“…The number of rarebits per digit segment was varied in a cyclic fashion, in preset steps. …”
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Trichoscopic Analysis of Healthy Indian Males for Standardization of the Measurable Parameters: An Observational, Cross-sectional Study by Amina Asfiya, Malcolm Pinto, Manjunath Mala Shenoy, Spandana P Hegde, Atul Rajeendran, Fathima Shafi

“…The following parameters were analyzed by the software: hair density and thickness; percentage of thin, medium, and thick hairs; percentage of anagen and telogen hairs; vellus hair density and hair count; follicular unit density; percentage of follicular hair units; single, double, triple, and four hairs per follicular unit; and distribution and pattern of scalp vasculature. …”
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Plastic debris characteristics and the effect of wind on Bawean Island Beaches, East Java, Indonesia by Nurhafizh Sri Albarra, Defri Yona, Muhammad Arif Asadi, Syarifah Hikmah Julinda Sari, Riski Agung Lestariadi, Akhmad Amirudin

“…Plastic debris was collected inside a 5 x 5 meter transect with five transect plots on each beach per 20 meters. Samplings were carried out three times at intervals of seven days from six different beaches. …”
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Effects of Er:YAG Laser on Mineral Content of Sound Dentin in Primary Teeth by Cigdem Guler, Meral Arslan Malkoc, Veli Alper Gorgen, Erhan Dilber, Mehmet Bulbul

“…Three dentin slabs were obtained from each tooth, and the slabs were randomly divided into three groups: Group A, control; Group B, Er:YAG laser at 3.5 W, 175 mJ, and 20 Hz, short pulse mode; and Group C, Er:YAG laser at 4 W, 200 mJ, and 20 Hz, medium-short pulse mode. One dentin slab per group was used to evaluate the dentinal morphology and surface roughness values using SEM and profilometer, respectively. …”
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Using a Novel Fractal-Time-Series Prediction Model to Predict Coal Consumption by Guodang Zhao, Xuyang Guo, Xin Wang, Dezhi Zheng

“…This paper uses the rescaled range (R/S) method to calculate Hurst index of the coal consumption per-10000-Yuan-GDP (CC/GDP). The Hurst index is 0.8025, exceeding 0.5, indicating that the time-series data CC/GDP has a long memory and fractal characteristic. …”
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A Tale of Two Transcriptions. Machine-Assisted Transcription of Historical Sources by Gunnar Thorvaldsen, Joana Maria Pujadas-Mora, Trygve Andersen, Line Eikvil, Josep Lladós, Alícia Fornés, Anna Cabré

“…The Norwegian material is cross-sectional as it is the 1891 census, recorded on one sheet per person. This format and the underlining of keywords for several variables made it more feasible to semi-automate data entry than when many persons are listed on the same page. …”
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Genotypic Investigation of Clostridium difficile in Prince Edward Island by H Martin, LP Abbott, DE Low, B Willey, M Mulvey, J Scott Weese

“…Ribotype 027/NAP1 only accounted for five (4.7%) isolates. Forty-five per cent of isolates possessed genes encoding production of binary toxin. …”
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Identifying the Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco-Related Predictors on Frequencies of Heavy Vehicle Traffic Accidents in Bangladesh: Linear and Binary Logistic Regression-Based Approa... by Md. Anwar Uddin, Mithun Debnath, Sumit Roy, Saima Adiba, Mohammad Mahbub Alam Talukder

“…According to that model, a driver is more likely to be in an accident if the number of days per year that he smokes cigarettes increases and if he smokes while driving. …”
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Implementation of Solar Power Plant as a Backup Power Source in Apartment Buildings by Muhammad Ryan Hafizan, Azriyenni Azhari Zakri, Dirman Hanafi, Umair Ali

“…This system can generate approximately 4,165,251.97 kWh per year with a performance ratio of 79.32%, indicating good operational efficiency in line with optimal Solar Power Plants standards. …”
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The Effect of Artichoke Leaf Extract on Alanine Aminotransferase and Aspartate Aminotransferase in the Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Vajiheh Rangboo, Mostafa Noroozi, Roza Zavoshy, Seyed Amirmansoor Rezadoost, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl

“…In a randomized double blind clinical trial, 60 consecutive patients suffering NASH were randomly assigned to receive Cynara scolymus extract (as 6 tablets per day consisting of 2700 mg extract of the herb) as the intervention group or placebo as the control group for two months. …”
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Analysis of the marketing channels of an indigenous smallholder cattle breed at risk of losing genetic diversity: The case of the Lagune cattle in Benin by Maurice Cossi Ahozonlin, Joël Lopez Fianto, Jemima Alla Houessou, Luc Hippolyte Dossa

“…The direct producers-consumers channel was the most important commercialisation channel for this breed, followed by the producers-retailers (butchers)-consumers one. A net margin per animal of 92,819 FCFA and 33,407 FCFA was obtained by producers and butchers, respectively. …”
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Association of Neovascular Glaucoma with Risk of Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Cheng-Wen Su, Yue-Cune Chang, Cheng-Li Lin, Hsin-Yi Chen

“…The cumulative incidence of ischemic stroke was 15.6% higher in the NVG cohort than in the control cohort (p<0.001); the incidence density rates of stroke were 3.80 and 1.19 per 10,000 person-years in the NVG and control cohorts, respectively. …”
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